Horse-boot



(No Model.)

F. C. POOLER.

HORSE BOOT.

No. 498,302.. Patented May 30, 1893.-

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NITED STATES PATENT Enron.

FRED. O. POOLER, OF SKOWHEGAN, MAINE.

HORSE-BOOT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.498,302, dated May 30,1893. Application filed February 13, 1893 Serial No. 462,076. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED. C. PO0LER,a citizen of the United States,residing at Skowhegan, in the county of Somerset and State of Maine,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fastenings forHorse-Boots and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being badto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inhorse-boots and more particularly to the means for attaching the same toa horses hoof.

It has for its objects among others to provide a simple and cheapconstruction and arran geinentof parts whereby extraneous means are notrequired for securing the plate which holds the boot in place, to theshoe and to so secureiit that it may be quickly and easily taken OK whenit is not required to use the boot.

I provide a little plate which is designed to be inserted in between thehoof and the shoe and provided with a right angled portion or lug toengage against the inner wall of the shoe and at the outer end providedwith a hole for the reception of a hook on the boot,

the boot being provided with a strap by which it is secured around thehoof. When itis desired to remove the boot the strap is unbuckled andthe hook disengaged from the plate and the latter may be either allowedto remain orit may be removed byablow against its outer end to force itinward so that it may be taken from between the shoe and hoof upon theinside.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appearand the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by theappended claim.

The invention in the present instance resides in the peculiarcombinations, and the construction, arrangement and adaptationof parts,whereby the above ends are accomplished, all, as more fully hereinafterdescribed, shown in the drawings and then particularly pointed out inthe claim. The invention is clearly illustrated in the the boot.

accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference markedthereon, form a part of this specification and in which- I Figure 1 is aside elevation of a hoof provided with my improved means for securingFig. 2 is a perspective view of the plate detached, and Fig. 3 is a likeview of the boot.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews in which they appear.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates aboot which may be of any well knownor approved form of construction. Itis provided at its lower edge with a strap B which is attached theretoat one end in any suitable manner and is designed to be secured aroundthe hoof by a buckle O which may be of any suitable construction andsecured to the boot in any desired manner.

D is a metallic plate or bar arranged substantially vertically andsecured to the boot in anydesired position and in any suitable manner;its lower end projects below the lower edge of the boot and is formedinto an outwardly-turned hook E.

F is a plate made of thin material and it may be tapered if desired andprovided at one end with a hole f with which is designed to be engagedthe hook E of the plate D as seen in Fig. 1. This plate is designed tobe inserted in between the shoe and the hoof after the shoe is in place;a hole or recessv therefor may be formed in any suitable manner,preferably by a hot instrument run in between the shoe and hoof in amanner which will be readily understood by those skilled in the art. Theinner end of the plate is formed with a lug or its end is turned atright angles to its length to form the projection or lug g as seen bestin Fig. 2.

In practice, the shoe is applied to the hoof in the usual manner andthen the hole or recess is made in the hoof between the same and theshoe; then the plate is inserted in the said hole or recess from theinside of the shoe and pushed outward until the lug on its inner endcomes in contact with the inner wall of the shoe. The outer end with thehole will project beyond the outer face of the hoof sufficiently toreceive the hook of the plate on the boot of the plate the plate will beheld against horil zontal movement in both directions.

I am aware that various forms of boot attaching devices have beendevised, and do not seek to cover anything but my exact construciionattaching importance to the fact that the plate F be so constructed asto be readily re moved without disturbing the shoe.

What I claim as new is The combination with a thin plate having oneendformed with a hole, and the other end bent at a right angle, and saidplate adapted to be removed or inserted from between a horses hoof and ashoe thereon without disturbing the shoe, of a horse-boot provided witha strap and a hooked plate, to engage the hole in said plate,substantially as shown a and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRED. C. POOLER. Witnesses:

FORREST Goonwm, DORA M. Goonwm.

